Elijah and Moses appeared to them, and they were talking with Jesus.
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Elijah and Moses appeared to them, and they were talking with Jesus.
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And ther apered vnto them Helyas with Moses: and they talked with Iesu.
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And there appeared vnto them Elias with Moses, and they were talking with Iesus.
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Passages linked to Mark 9:4 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Luke 9:30-31 Behold, two men were talking with him, who were Moses and Elijah, who appeared in glory, and spoke of his departure, which he was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.
- Matthew 17:3-4 Behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them talking with him. Peter answered, and said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If you want, let’s make three tents here: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”
- Luke 24:44 He said to them, “This is what I told you, while I was still with you, that all things which are written in the law of Moses, the prophets, and the psalms, concerning me must be fulfilled.”
- John 5:39 “You search the Scriptures, because you think that in them you have eternal life; and these are they which testify about me.
- Acts 3:21-24 whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, which God spoke long ago by the mouth of his holy prophets. For Moses indeed said to the fathers, ‘The Lord God will raise up a prophet for you from among your brothers, like me. You shall listen to him in all things whatever he says to you. It will be that every soul that will not listen to that prophet will be utterly destroyed from among the people.’ Yes, and all the prophets from Samuel and those who followed after, as many as have spoken, they also told of these days.
- Matthew 11:13 For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.
- Luke 9:19 They answered, “ ‘John the Baptizer,’ but others say, ‘Elijah,’ and others, that one of the old prophets has risen again.”
- Luke 24:27 Beginning from Moses and from all the prophets, he explained to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.
- Deuteronomy 34:5-6 So Moses the servant of Yahweh died there in the land of Moab, according to Yahweh’s word. He buried him in the valley in the land of Moab opposite Beth Peor, but no man knows where his tomb is to this day.
- 2 Kings 2:11-12 As they continued on and talked, behold, a chariot of fire and horses of fire separated them, and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven. Elisha saw it, and he cried, “My father, my father, the chariots of Israel and its horsemen!” He saw him no more. Then he took hold of his own clothes, and tore them in two pieces.
- John 5:45-47 “Don’t think that I will accuse you to the Father. There is one who accuses you, even Moses, on whom you have set your hope. For if you believed Moses, you would believe me; for he wrote about me. But if you don’t believe his writings, how will you believe my words?”
- 1 Peter 1:10-12 Concerning this salvation, the prophets sought and searched diligently. They prophesied of the grace that would come to you, searching for who or what kind of time the Spirit of Christ, which was in them, pointed to, when he predicted the sufferings of Christ, and the glories that would follow them. To them it was revealed, that they served not to themselves, but to you, in these things, which now have been announced to you through those who preached the Good News to you by the Holy Spirit sent out from heaven; which things angels desire to look into.
- Revelation 19:10 I fell down before his feet to worship him. He said to me, “Look! Don’t do it! I am a fellow bondservant with you and with your brothers who hold the testimony of Jesus. Worship God, for the testimony of Jesus is the Spirit of Prophecy.”
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 4 And there appeared unto them Elias with Moses:…
4 And there appeared unto them Elias with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus.
Ver. 4. {See Trapp on "Mat 17:3"}
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And there appeared unto them Elias with Moses,.... Or…
And there appeared unto them Elias with Moses,.... Or Moses and Elias, as all the Oriental versions read, as in Mat_. 17:3; see Gill on Mat 17:3,
and they were talking with Jesus; concerning his decease, and what he was to do and suffer at Jerusalem, and of which he himself had lately talked with his disciples; so that this might have been a confirmation of these things to them; See Gill on Mat 17:3.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Elijah - Whom they expected: Moses, whom they did…
Elijah - Whom they expected: Moses, whom they did not.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain The law and the prophets were signified by Moses…
The law and the prophets were signified by Moses and Elias; both bear testimony to the divinity of Jesus Christ’s mission, which was effectually to close the old, and open the new dispensation. By the apparitions of these two illustrious personages, we learn also that sometimes, though not often, there is, by the permission of heaven, a certain intercourse between the living and the dead. (Bristow)
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 4. there appeared unto them] The three Apostles had…
4. there appeared unto them] The three Apostles had not witnessed the beginning of this marvellous change. They had been weighed down with sleep (Luk_9:32), lying wrapped like all Orientals in their abbas on the ground, but awakened probably by the supernatural light, they thoroughly roused themselves (Luk_9:32), and saw His glory, and the two men standing with Him. It was clearly no waking vision or dream.
Elias with Moses] (i) Among all the prophets and saints of the Old Testament these were the two, of whom one had not died (2Ki_2:11), and the other had no sooner tasted of death than his body was withdrawn from under the dominion of death and of him that had the power of death (Deu_34:6; Judges 9). Both, therefore, came from the grave, but from the grave conquered. (ii) Again, these two were the acknowledged heads and representatives, the one of the Law, the other of the Prophets (comp. Mat_7:12).
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they were talking] St Luke tells us what was the subject of mysterious converse which the Three were privileged to hear—“the decease, which He was about to accomplish at Jerusalem” (Luk_9:31). St Peter himself reproduces this remarkable word in his second Epistle Mar_1:15. “Vocabulum valde grave, quo continetur Passio, Crux, Mors, Resurrectio, Ascensio.” Bengel.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And there appeared unto them Elijah with Moses. Moses…
And there appeared unto them Elijah with Moses. Moses and Elijah were there because Moses was the lawgiver of the old covenant, and Elijah was conspicuous among the prophets; so that they were the representatives, the one of the Law, and the other of the "goodly fellowship of the prophets. They appear together to bear witness to Christ as the true Messiah, the Savior of the world, prefigured in the Law, and foretold by the prophets. They appear to bear witness to him, and then to resign their offices to the great Lawgiver and Prophet whom they foreshadowed. Then, further, Moses died, but Elijah was translated. Moses, therefore, represents the dead saints who shall rise from their graves and come forth at his coming, while Elijah represents those who shall be found alive at his advent. Our Lord brought with him, at his transfiguration, Moses who had died, and Elijah who had been translated, that he might show his power over both "the quick and the dead." St. Luk_9:31 says that Moses and Elijah "appeared in glory, and spake of his decease (th) which he should accomplish at Jerusalem." They appeared in glory; the Divine splendor irradiated them. They "spake of his decease," literally, his departure his departure not only out of Jerusalem, but out of this life, by his death upon the cross. The death of Christ was thus shown to be the ultimate end to which the Law and the prophets pointed. Even in that hour of his glory, on the Mount of Transfiguration, this was their theme; and thus the disciples were nerved to look with hope and faith to that which they had contemplated with dismay.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Elijah with Moses appeared
Elijah with Moses appeared
It may be helpful to state who these men are. AT: "two prophets who had lived long ago, Elijah and Moses, appeared" (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
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they were talking
The word "they" refers to Elijah and Moses.
Peter answered and said to Jesus
"Peter said to Jesus." Here the word "answered" is used to introduce Peter into the conversation. Peter was not answering a question.
it is good for us to be here
It is not clear whether "us" refers only to Peter, James, and John, or if it refers to everyone there, including Jesus, Elijah, and Moses. If you can translate so that both options are possible, do so. (See: Exclusive and Inclusive "We" and Inclusive "We")
shelters
simple, temporary places in which to sit or sleep
For he did not know what to say, for they were terrified
This parenthetical sentence tells background information about Peter, James, and John. (See: Background Information)
they were terrified
"they were very frightened" or "they were very afraid"
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Elijah
Moses
Jesus
Peter
Rabbi
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 9:4 The appearance of Elijah and Moses might indicate…
9:4 The appearance of Elijah and Moses might indicate the fulfillment of the law and the prophets in Jesus (see Matt 5:17; cp. Mal 4:4-5).
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